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Best-value hiring and applicant tracking tools

Going by our grades, Breezy HR and Manatal give the most for the money among hiring and applicant tracking tools: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $89.17 a month across the 10 that charge, from $15 (Manatal) to $299 (Workable). 0 of the 10 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 4 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Set price against

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessBreezy HRManatalZoho RecruitTestGorillaWorkable

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
10 of the 15 hiring and applicant tracking tools in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 18, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($89.17) and the average score (2.7). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score hiring and applicant tracking tools reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. $15

    a month to start · scores 2.7 of 4

    • Manatal$15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)BCB

  2. $157

    a month to start · scores 3.0 of 4

    • Breezy HR$157 per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)BBB

Paying more for less

The hiring and applicant tracking tools that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. TestGorillaStarts at $74 a month for each person and scores 2.3 of 4.2 of 9 score higher for lessCCB
  2. WorkableStarts at $299 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.1 of 9 score higher for lessBCB
  3. AshbyStarts at $270 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.1 of 9 score higher for lessBCB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less0

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

None.

Costs more, scores more1

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

Breezy HR

Costs less, scores less5

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Manatal, Zoho Recruit, Top Echelon, JazzHR, TestGorilla

Costs more, scores less4

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

Recruit CRM, Homerun, Ashby, Workable

All 10 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1Breezy HR3.0BBB$157$157 per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)None
2Manatal2.7BCB$15$15 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)None
3Zoho Recruit2.7BCB$25$25 per recruiter / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)None
4Top Echelon2.7BCB$79$79 per month, billed annually ($95 billed monthly)None
5JazzHR2.7BCB$83.33$1,000 per year, billed annually ($110 a month billed monthly)None
6Recruit CRM2.7BCB$95$95 per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly)None
7Homerun2.7BCB$122.15€109 per month for 3 job slots, paid annually (€139 paid monthly)None
8Ashby2.7BCB$270$270 per month for up to 10 employees, billed annually ($300 billed monthly)1
9Workable2.7BCB$299$299 per month for up to 20 employees, billed annually ($360 billed monthly)1
10TestGorilla2.3CCB$74$74 per Sourcing seat / month, billed annually; skills tests from $215 a month2

How hiring and applicant tracking tools grade

Every bar is all the hiring and applicant tracking tools we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.0
  • Free plan and trialaverage 1.3
  • Featuresaverage 2.9
  • Ease of useaverage 2.1
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 3.0

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every hiring grade in one table

Not on the chart

Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.

Common questions

Which hiring and applicant tracking tools give the most for the money?

Breezy HR and Manatal. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Manatal scores 2.7 out of 4 and starts at $15 a month for each person; Breezy HR scores 3.0 out of 4 and starts at $157 a month. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which hiring and applicant tracking tools cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, TestGorilla (starts at $74 a month for each person, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 2 tools score higher for less), Workable (starts at $299 a month, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 1 tool scores higher for less) and Ashby (starts at $270 a month, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 1 tool scores higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do hiring and applicant tracking tools cost?

The middle starting price is $89.17 a month: half of the 10 hiring and applicant tracking tools with a recurring price start below that and half above. 0 of the 15 in this directory have no paid plan, and 3 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 10 of the 15 hiring and applicant tracking tools are on the chart; 5 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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